⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their five- A 17-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 18 in the first quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 11 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 11
Q2 9:03 · OKC 31-42 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Justin Robinson misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q2 8:03 · OKC 24-42 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 18
Q1 8:51 · OKC 8-26 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23
Q2 11:13 · OKC 19-42 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 10:21 · OKC 51-66 DET
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Cory Joseph flagrant foul type 1
Q2 8:03 · OKC 24-42 DET
📊The numbers
| OKC | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 5 | Threes made | 13 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Assists | 32 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
